Cornish water system improvements
Cornish is weighing repairs and upgrades to its drinking-water system, including well blending, aged storage tanks and possibly new steel or fiberglass tanks. Horrocks and Sunrise Engineering are preparing plans and bids for a second phase, and the town is looking at a Bureau of Reclamation grant for part of the cost.
In review
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- Public project
- City Council: Water improvements: Sunrise Engineering report
- City Council: Water system engineering plans
- City Council: Water project phase two and water quality
In brief
Cornish water system improvements appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of September 2, 2026 to the City Council meeting of October 7, 2026.
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Cornish water system improvements
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October 7, 2026 · City Council
Water improvements: Sunrise Engineering report
Discussed
Sunrise Engineering gave an overview of its plan for blending water from the town's wells, saying the blending chemistry is favorable, and of the scope of work to repair and upgrade the system. Water samples and diagnostics may be needed before the work can move ahead. The firm and council discussed aged storage tanks, fees, costs and funding, and alternative tank materials such as steel or fiberglass instead of cement to lower costs. A grant from the federal Bureau of Reclamation could cover part of the project. The council said it needs to weigh other options and bids before deciding.
- Firm: Sunrise Engineering
- Possible funding: Bureau of Reclamation grant for a portion of the project (not yet applied for in the minutes)
September 16, 2026 · City Council
Water system engineering plans
Discussed
The mayor said he has not yet received plans back from the engineering companies he asked for bids on water-system improvements. Horrocks and Sunrise Engineering are expected to deliver plans by Oct. 1, 2026, for review at the first October meeting. Councilmember Fisher asked which codes to use on water samples so the state accepts them; the mayor will get the schedule from the state.
- Firms: Horrocks, Sunrise Engineering
- Plans due: Oct. 1, 2026
September 2, 2026 · City Council
Water project phase two and water quality
Discussed
The mayor has sent the second phase of the water project out for bid to engineering companies, which asked for a due date; the council chose Oct. 1. A resident told the mayor she had felt ill since the Pitcher well was tied into the system; the mayor said she could submit bottled-water receipts to the town and that the Pitcher well is being turned on only as needed. Councilmember Fisher asked how to code water samples, and the mayor will call the state; the mayor will also talk to the water master about lead and copper samples.
- Bids due: Oct. 1, 2026